By TONIA HILL Staff Writer Applications are now open for the Clinton Foundation’s 11th annual Global Initiative University meeting that will be held at the University of Chicago in October. Former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will host the event. More than 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students across the country and the globe […]

By JOSEPH PHILLIPS Staff Writer The Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave., will host a “Family Day” event on Saturday, Feb. 24, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The event will feature hands-on art activities designed to inspire children ages 4 through 12 (accompanied by parents) to think and respond creatively through art […]

By JOSEPH PHILLIPS Staff Writer Ald. Sophia King (4th) hosted a public meeting at St. Paul & the Redeemer Church, 4945 S. Dorchester Ave., to discuss the latest updates on the site of the former Shiloh Baptist Church, 4840 S. Dorchester Ave., Feb. 15. “We are here tonight to look at the Shiloh project,” King […]

By JOSEPH PHILLIPS Staff Writer Horace Washington Howard, the cousin of the late great Mayor Harold Washington, Chicago’s first black mayor, sat down with the Herald to discuss his run for Cook County Board Commissioner’s office of the 3rd District. The 3rd District includes Hyde Park, Greater Grand Crossing, Prairie Shores, Old Town, Printers Row, […]

By TONIA HILL Staff Writer Community members, education advocates, and students gathered at Kenwood Academy High School Monday, Feb. 12, evening to examine what makes a school great and how school-level ratings factor into that determination. Much of the discussion on Tuesday centered on the school rating system that is currently in effect with the […]

A list of public and private Obama Presidential Center meetings that have taken place in 2017: Tuesday, March 28 – The Obama Foundation hosted a community meet and greet reception with the architectural team for the Obama Presidential Center at the DuSable Museum of African American History. Invited guests met and spoke with architects Tod […]

By TONIA HILL Staff Writer City and state lawmakers are seeking out ways to combat car thefts in the city of Chicago. This month, the Chicago Police Department unveiled a new technology that will be incorporated in police cars to assist them with identifying and locating stolen vehicles. Additionally, state lawmakers introduced legislation that will […]

By TONIA HILL Staff Writer A new research institute at the DuSable Museum of African American, History, 760 E. 56th Place, will open this month. Dr. Charles V. Hamilton, a political scientist, activist and the W.S. Sayre Professor Emeritus of Government and Political Science at Columbia University, established the research institute. Hamilton’s donation represents one […]

By TONIA HILL Staff Writer The Smart Museum of Art this week announced the creation of the Feitler Center for Academic Inquiry, which is named for Joan and Robert Feitler, University of Chicago alums, in recognition of a $5 million gift and decades of service to U. of C. and the arts. The Feitler family’s […]

Family Day. 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Smart Museum of Art, 5550 S. Greenwood Ave. Free. Family Day features hands-on art activities designed to inspire children to think about and respond creatively to art and[...]

Black Lives Matter Open House 12:30 pm – 2:00 pm University Church of Chicago, 5655 S. University Ave., in the library. Black Lives Matter of University Church will host an open house and celebration after worship service. The[...]